Man Who Claimed to Have Bomb at Virginia Bank in Custody

A handcuffed man is placed into a police car after he surrendered to police in Harrisonburg, Va., Monday July 12, 2010. According to police, the man walked into a Harrisonburg bank and claimed to have explosives strapped around his waste.

HARRISONBURG, Va. – A man who walked into a Harrisonburg bank claiming to have an explosive device strapped around his waist is in police custody.

City police spokeswoman Mary-Hope Vass says the man was taken into custody Monday afternoon.

Vass says the incident was reported at 9:18 a.m. Employees of the downtown Wachovia Bank were able to walk out unharmed.

A state police bomb squad robot was brought to the scene, and police officers were perched earlier atop surrounding buildings. Authorities are still investigating whether the device was explosive.